December 26, 2018 Collins was a member of Innate’s board of directors and held a 17% stake in the biotech. According to prosecutors, Collins learned from Innate’s CEO trial had failed on June 22. Collins replied, “Wow. Makes no sense. How are these results even possible???” before calling his son, Cameron. Prosecutors think Collins told … Read more
December 20, 2018 The Agency (United States Food and Drug Administration/FDA) has more than doubled the number of press releases it sent out in the first half of 2018, with 126 press releases so far compared to 52 last year. However, the most notable increase has been in Commissioner Statements. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb put … Read more
December 18, 2018 In collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF), the new Diagnostics Accelerator will aim to back promising research that may not guarantee an immediate commercial return — hoping to take more risks than a traditional VC fund, while also focusing on products being developed for market, over basic science research. One … Read more
December 13, 2018 You may already know the major plot points that have come to light over the past few years; however, that does not make the book, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, any less enjoyable. And that is credit to the engrossing writing and reporting from the Wall Street … Read more
December 11, 2018 The Agency approved Epidiolex, or purified cannabidiol, to treat Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome in patients 2 and older. The conditions typically begin in childhood, with frequent or prolonged seizures, and patients have a high risk of death from seizure-related causes and infections. Though other drugs are approved to treat Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Epidiolex … Read more
December 06, 2018 “We believe that where appropriate, new medical devices that come to market under the 510(k) pathway should either account for advances in technology or demonstrate that they meet more modern safety and performance criteria,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Director Jeff Shuren said in November. … Read more
December 04, 2018 The series of stories published in November 2018 across several outlets details the patchwork of international regulatory regimes overseeing the medical device industry, finding products being marketed with little to no human testing, or devices pulled from sale due to safety concerns in some countries while still being sold in others. For … Read more
November 29, 2018 The current dual role makes no sense, according to a White House document that wants around 5,000 FDA staffers transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture so that all food regulation occurs under one roof. The current structure at the FDA is a relic of the early 1900s that “introduces greater risk, … Read more
November 27, 2018 Details of Gates MRI first emerged more than 12 months ago; however, at that point the project was yet to move past the operational design phase. Now, the R&D operation has temporary digs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a leadership team lured from companies including Baxalta, Merck and Shire by the promise of … Read more
November 25, 2018 The CARB-X project — which announced the new funding at the World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva in May — was set up two (2) years ago as a public-private partnership to provide funding for new projects that address the global rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It’s … Read more